London to Jordan overland.
Have you done this? If so, would you share your story, suggested route and/or other advice.
N Posts: 3
Trouble is I only have two weeks
Thinking of flying to Croatia or somewhere and join the train there,
I am hoping someone may have done this route before and can offer some advice
Many thanks :) Reply to this
Thinking of flying to Croatia or somewhere and join the train there,
I am hoping someone may have done this route before and can offer some advice
Many thanks :) Reply to this
B Posts: 24.4K
Hello Alexa 
I moved this to the Overland and Sea Forum to hopefully get more replies.
Mel Reply to this
I moved this to the Overland and Sea Forum to hopefully get more replies.
Mel Reply to this
B Posts: 4
I went overland from London to Cairo in 2006, but took six and a half weeks, traveling through Western Europe, Central Europe, the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East. This still was nowhere near long enough - there's so much to see! The route itself is easy - the only foreplanning you really need is for Syrian and Jordanian visas. Reply to this
N Posts: 3
thanks mell and Sabah
I am planning to pretty much just do Syria and Jordan as have done the rest - just overnigt etc in the others, any ideas on how much i should put aside for train fares? Reply to this
I am planning to pretty much just do Syria and Jordan as have done the rest - just overnigt etc in the others, any ideas on how much i should put aside for train fares? Reply to this
d Posts: 96
Hi, I went as far as Syria last summer, went overland (and sea) from Dublin.
If you're set on taking the trains, I presume you're already familier with The Man in Seat 61
As an Irish national, I was able to get my Syrian visa at the border. If you have a Syrian embassy in your home country however, you'll need to get it there, or in advance in Istanbul.
European trains are expensive, I ended up paying a good bit for my train journeys, although I got a 10 day interail pass first - from my memory I think Dublin-Istanbul cost something like 400 - thats a rough estimate.
Turkish trains are great, they're slow, but the scenery is always great. Reply to this
If you're set on taking the trains, I presume you're already familier with The Man in Seat 61
As an Irish national, I was able to get my Syrian visa at the border. If you have a Syrian embassy in your home country however, you'll need to get it there, or in advance in Istanbul.
European trains are expensive, I ended up paying a good bit for my train journeys, although I got a 10 day interail pass first - from my memory I think Dublin-Istanbul cost something like 400 - thats a rough estimate.
Turkish trains are great, they're slow, but the scenery is always great. Reply to this
N Posts: 3
Thank you!
That was really useful, think I will skip the expensive trains, take it Turkey and Syria etc are slightly cheaper? Reply to this
That was really useful, think I will skip the expensive trains, take it Turkey and Syria etc are slightly cheaper? Reply to this
d Posts: 96
Turkish trains are a bit cheaper, yes. The Turkish bus system is also great.
Everything is cheap in Syria. Reply to this
Everything is cheap in Syria. Reply to this